De-globalization, International Trade Protectionism, and the Reconfigurations of Global Value Chains

Nadia Zahoor (), Jie Wu (), Huda Khan () and Zaheer Khan ()
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Nadia Zahoor: Queen Mary University of London
Jie Wu: University of Aberdeen
Huda Khan: University of Aberdeen
Zaheer Khan: University of Aberdeen

Management International Review, 2023, vol. 63, issue 5, No 5, 823-859

Abstract: Abstract By presenting an investigation of the impact of international trade protectionism on the reconfigurations of the global value chains (GVCs), this paper challenges the perceived assumption of ongoing globalization and the free flow of goods and services. Building on the de-globalization and GVCs’ literature, we performed a historical content analysis on 174 articles from 2016 to 2020 published in leading and major national and international newspapers. Our findings suggest that international trade protectionism has altered the landscape of GVCs by causing widespread disruption to their functioning, thus making them prone to future external policy risks. Such disruption is having a varying impact on various industries, whereby it is causing greater harm to those industries that are more global in nature and thus rely on global suppliers. We draw implications of our findings for research and practice.

Keywords: De-globalization; Protectionism; Global value chains; Trade war; United States; China; Historical content analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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